A 27-year-old man is still missing. The Sheriff's Office had 35 search-and-rescue members on scene looking for the missing man, but the search was suspended Monday afternoon because of looming weather.

GCSO said a family of 14 people were swimming in the area and were swept away in the flash flood. Multiple agencies responded to aid in search and rescue efforts.

Search teams were already in the area because of a hiker that had a medical issue unrelated to the flood. Then they get a call that a man was stuck on a rock due to the flooding. They were able to rescue him and three more people.

A woman who was hiking to the swimming hole said she saw people clinging to trees after the water rushed down a normally calm creek near the trail.

Video that Disa Alexander shot shortly after the flood showed a man in a tree holding his baby as water rushed around him. His wife was a short ways away from him, also clinging to a tree.

Six bodies were found on Saturday and another three were found on Sunday. Agencies are still looking for a 27-year-old man.

The weather service estimates that up to 1.5 inches of rain fell over the area over an hour and that the drainage took at least 30 minutes to reach the swimming hole. The thunderstorm hit about 8 miles upstream along Ellison Creek, which quickly flooded the narrow canyon where the swimmers were enjoying a cool dip on a hot summer day, with highs in the 80s.

"They had no warning. They heard a roar, and it was on top of them," Sattelmaier said.

The investigation is still active and agencies are currently searching for the missing man.

"The bank of the Verde River is a rough area," David Horning with the Gila County Sheriff's Office said. "It's overgrown. It's rocky. There's holes and now there's the soot and the mud from the flash flood and that's hampering that too so there are a lot of debris piles so trying to check through and making sure that there's nobody in there. We've got about 5 miles of river to search."

The swimming hole is about 20 feet wide and 20 feet long with a water fall above it.

There had been thunderstorms throughout the area near Payson, about an hour and half's drive from Phoenix, but it wasn't raining where the swimmers were at the time. But it happened during monsoon season, when whether like this can strike furiously. Monsoon thunderstorms are a common, nearly daily occurrence in Arizona thanks to the mix of heat and moisture in the summer months.

"I wish there was a way from keeping people from getting in there during monsoon season. It happens every year. We've just been lucky something like this hasn't been this tragic," Sattelmaier said.

The flooding came after a severe thunderstorm pounded down on a nearby remote area that had been burned by a recent wildfire, Sattelmaier said.

That wildfire was the Highline Fire, which burned nearly 7,200 acres, and was contained a few weeks ago.

The prospect of brewing monsoon thunderstorms and the deep burn scar over the ground that had charred away the pine trees, foliage and ground dust that would normally absorb rain were such a concern that the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning about an hour and a half before emergency crews were called to the scene.

"If it's an intense burn, it creates a glaze on the surface that just repels water," said Darren McCollum, a meteorologist. "We had some concerns. We got a lot worse news."

Governor Doug Ducey released a statement in regard to the flash flood.

“My deepest prayers go out for all those lost in yesterday’s flooding, for their families, and for the entire community. I spoke with Sheriff Shepherd today to offer my support and the full assistance of the state. In addition to the Arizona Department of Public Safety providing air support, Arizona will continue to work closely with local officials during this tragedy and make any necessary resources available."

Unspeakably tragic. Prayers for the families and loved ones of those lost and injured in the flash flood near Payson.

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